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Transport in NE34 9BL

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near NE34 9BL, and how the people who live here get to work.

Neighbourhood
Simonside
Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,323 (2024)
Transport

How well connected NE34 9BL is

39 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 5 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from NE34 9BL itself. Connectivity scores 8.0 out of 10: excellent.

Connectivity
8.0/ 10

Excellent. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops
39
Within 800m
Rail
1
Within a mile
Metro & tram
4
Within a mile
Stations

The nearest stations

  • 01
    Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.1 miles
  • 02
    Bede (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.5 miles
  • 03
    Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 04
    Brockley Whins (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    0.7 miles
  • 05
    Brockley Whins Rail Station
    Rail station
    0.7 miles
  • 06
    Fellgate (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 07
    Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.5 miles
  • 08
    Newcastle International Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    1.6 miles
  • 09
    Jarrow (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    1.6 miles
  • 10
    South Shields Ferry Terminal
    Ferry
    2.0 miles
  • 11
    East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.1 miles
  • 12
    South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
    Metro, tram or underground
    2.2 miles

Nearest bus stop: Wenlock Road-Blyton Avenue, 170 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.9% of working residents in the NE34 9BL area mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 52.9% drive to work.

NE34 9BLEngland
Work from home20.9%31.5%
Drive52.9%44.5%
Car passenger6%3.9%
Bus or coach3.9%4.3%
Train1.2%2%
Underground, metro or tram5.8%1.9%
On foot6.2%7.6%
Bicycle1.1%2.1%
Other2.1%2.2%
Cars

Car ownership

27.4% of households in the NE34 9BL area have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

NE34 9BLEngland
No car or van27.4%23.5%
146.1%41.3%
221.1%26.1%
3 or more5.4%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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